Jeremy Johnson accused of hiding millions

Court-appointed receiver alleges St. George businessman hid assets after probe started

9:20 AM,
Feb. 21, 2012

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ST. GEORGE - Indicted St. George businessman Jeremy Johnson is hiding more than $50 million via a network of shell companies in order to hide assets from federal authorities, according a court-appointed receiver tasked with tracking down the funds.

California-based Robb Evans & Associates, appointed by a U.S. District Court judge under a lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission, alleges a complicated scheme in which dozens of companies were set up to conceal $51.4 million, generated mostly by processing electronic checks for online poker companies after Johnson was asked by the ...